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FRENCH VERB

amener

to bring (someone)

  • #145 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: amené
  • Present participle: amenant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I bring
  2. tu you bring
  3. il, elle, on he/she brings
  4. nous we bring
  5. vous you bring
  6. ils, elles they bring

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I brought
  2. tu you brought
  3. il, elle, on he/she brought
  4. nous we brought
  5. vous you brought
  6. ils, elles they brought

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to bring
  2. tu you used to bring
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to bring
  4. nous we used to bring
  5. vous you used to bring
  6. ils, elles they used to bring

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will bring
  2. tu you will bring
  3. il, elle, on he/she will bring
  4. nous we will bring
  5. vous you will bring
  6. ils, elles they will bring

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would bring
  2. tu you would bring
  3. il, elle, on he/she would bring
  4. nous we would bring
  5. vous you would bring
  6. ils, elles they would bring

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I bring
  2. tu (that) you bring
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she bring
  4. nous (that) we bring
  5. vous (that) you bring
  6. ils, elles (that) they bring

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu bring!
  2. nous bring! (let’s)
  3. vous bring! (plural, or formal)

How to use amener

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    J'amène un ami au dîner, ça ne dérange pas ?

    I'm bringing a friend to dinner, is that okay?

  2. Past

    Elle a amené ses deux chiens au bureau.

    She brought her two dogs to the office.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma mère m'amenait au marché le samedi.

    My mother used to take me to the market on Saturdays.

  4. Future

    J'amènerai les enfants chez le coiffeur mercredi.

    I'll take the kids to the hairdresser's on Wednesday.

  5. Conditional

    Tu amènerais ta copine à la fête ?

    Would you bring your girlfriend to the party?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que j'amène le chat chez le vétérinaire.

    I have to take the cat to the vet.

  7. Imperative

    Amène ton frère, il y aura de la place.

    Bring your brother, there'll be room.

Good to know

  • Amener is for people (and pets), apporter for things : j'amène ma sœur, j'apporte le dessert.

Where you hear amener

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • J'amène Léo à la fête. I'm bringing Leo to the party.
  • J'ai amené mes amis. I brought my friends.
  • Je vais amener Léo à ton école. I'm going to bring Leo to your school.
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A Talk with Nathalie

Beginner Level 3 · amener

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